Old John Hammond is a busy bee. So much for everyones thinking he was in love with Amir Johnson. He was really in love with getting and moving Amir Johnson to go get another ex-draft pick "Carlos "my feelings are hurt" Delfino".

Guess you guys stocking up on Amir/Milwaukee Jerseys have valuable collector items to sell on Ebay...

"The Toronto Raptors have agreed to send swingman Carlos Delfino to Milwaukee in exchange for power forward Amir Johnson as part of a four-player trade, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday" (From Walter's link)

Heat president Pat Riley has gone on record this summer noting that somebody is going to get a tremendous bargain when Iverson eventually signs -- one of several indications that Miami should probably be considered the front-runner.
But the problem here is an economic one, too. Miami is already more than $3 million over the $69.92 million luxury-tax threshold for the upcoming season, and any deal the Heat would agree to with Iverson would cost them double in real dollars because of the tax penalty.
How could that problem be solved? Well, a giveaway of Udonis Haslem and his expiring $7.1 million contract would open up playing time for Michael Beasley and Joel Anthony along the front line while also clearing room to sign Iverson for $3 million to $4 million for one year without eating into the cap space the Heat have set aside for the summer of 2010. Still, there is no indication that the Heat are ready to take that step.

I'm officially confused. How can the Heat even think about signing Iverson if they are above the lux tax? Have they not spent their MLE? Do you get the MLE if you are above the lux tax?

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The question is who ruined AI's career? Joe or Curry?

To go from $21 mill a season to begging for a team to sign you for a league min has to be disheartening to him. He could probably make $10 mil in Europe and be the man on his team and that city he goes to....